Land

See also land

English

Proper noun

Land

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Land Camera

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Land n (genitive Landes or Lands, plural Länder or Lande)

1. a country.
2. a state which is part of a country.
3. land (real estate).
4. the land, the dry portion of the earth's surface.
5. the countryside.

Declension

declension of Land

	singular			plural
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Land	die	Länder
genitive	eines	des	Landes	der	Länder
dative	einem	dem	Land, Lande (archaic)	den	Ländern
accusative	ein	das	Land	die	Länder

Usage notes

• The plural Lande is archaic or poetic, but can still be found e.g. in the name Niederlande, "Netherlands".

Derived terms

• Bundesland
• Niemandsland
• Landstrich

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *landą.

Noun

Land n (plural Länner)

1. land
2. country